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PrivateCollection is the Photo Blog for Susan Dods, a long time antique dealer and collector. The site features photographs and commentary on very special pieces of Chinese Jewelry. The listing Gallery displays items for sale. Rather than searching the archive, view ALL of the posts at one time with our exclusive PictureBook format. 相片书 If you would like to preview all of the items that have been featured on this site, we have created a special sideshow ... just click on this link.
Chinese Tourmaline Pearl Necklace
"In 1703 the Dutch brought form Ceylon to Europe a strange red stone called ‘Toramalli’ by the Sinhalese.", Guide in Color to Precious and Semiprecious Stones. Today this stone is called tourmaline. It is a complex stone; found in many colors: black, blue, red, pink, green. brown, yellow and clear. The most popular color is the deep pinkish red called rubellite…like the stones in this necklace.
These stones are s et in silver vermeil decorated with ocean pearls. Tourmaline was highly prized by the Chinese for centuries… it is on the list of stones that could only be used by members of the Royal Family in the Qing Dynasty.
30 years ago a jewelry dealer showed me a beautiful tourmaline necklace…I loved it but it was a bit beyond my means at the time… of course I kept looking for another one… it took a long time but I am thrilled to find this one!!
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